Elvis Costello Recalls 'SNL' Stunt That Got Him Banned: 'I Just Wanted Them to Remember Us'

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Elvis Costello recalls ‘SNL’ stunt that got him banned: 'I just wanted them to remember us.'

told Apple Music's Zane Lowe in an interview Monday that he just wanted to be remembered after the iconic On Dec. 17, 1977, Costello and his band The Attractions performed"Watching the Detectives" and a few bars of"Less Than Zero," a song his label wanted him to perform on the show, before he made a swift decision to switch up the setlist.

"I’m sorry, ladies and gentlemen, but there’s no reason to do this song here," the performer announced before launching into"Radio, Radio." Failure to communicate the change in song, which criticized the commercialization of broadcasting, to Artist Mentioned" Costello told Lowe."And I just wanted them to remember us. I didn't really have anything against the show. I was more pissed off at being told what to play by the record company than I was NBC, truthfully.

 

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